Gay Interview

Joel
Transcript:

Q: How is being LGBT at the University of Texas?
A: As a student I don't see it as being a big deal, I don't see it everyday.

Q: What supporting resources do you know of at the University for the LGBT students?
A: I do know there is the Gender and Sexuality Center and the Fraternity Delta Lambda Phi for homosexuals, but I haven't really partaken in any of them.

Q: Have you encountered any homophobia at the University? If so, how have you dealt with it?
A: I personally have encountered very minor homophobia, but I herd friends that have been attacked, it is kind of a hit and run thing here.

Q: Is there anything that you would want to add about being LGBT at the University of Texas?
A: No matter what background you come from or what city you come from, it becomes a minor trait in your everyday life because you are so worried about tests just like everyone else that it disappears and you are like everyone else.

Analysis of the Interview:
     What the interview tells us is that there is not much difference between LGBT and straight at the University. Joel emphasizes "minor" trait. Also,between being a student and LGBT, being a student takes a higher priority to being LGBT. Joel suggests that students know of campus resources, but they do not necessarily participate in these resources. According to the interview there are not a lot of problems dealing with homophobia.

             Stephan

Transcript:

 Q: How is being LGBT at the University of Texas?

A:Well my opinion, it's really just what you make it. I started out as really involved in the community, so it's really as much as you want to put into it. That's kind of what it is. There are quite a few organizations you can be involved with, it's fairly easy to meet other people like you, but it depends on how much work you put into it.

Q: What supporting resources do you know of at the University for the LGBT students?

A: There are actually quite a few in terms of student groups. There's QPOCA: Queer People Of Color Allies,they put on a lot of events, there's sports organizations called FLAGS: Federation if Lesbians and Gay Sports, also there's Delta Lambda Phi a fraternity for gay and progressive men. There's the Gender and Sexuality center, which is a department at the University.

Q: Have you encountered any homophobia at the University? If so, how have you dealt with it?

A: Well i guess there are a couple things that come to mind, but one would be when I was involved with Delta Lambda Phi, I was vice president for that organization and during our rush events we had a lean two with our organizations name on it and someone vandalized it and tore it apart. There wasn't anything that we could do about that, other than just keep our presence strong and making it known, which is kind of our tagline, but just not letting that sort of stifle your voice. Coming from Lubbock Texas, it's nothing new. You just learn to deal with it. Its not going to go away.

Q: Is there anything that you would want to add about being LGBT at the University of Texas?

 A: I don't know! No, not really.

Analyis of Interview

The interview showed that there are a lot of student organizations on campus and that participation is more of a interpersonal commitment, as Stephen mentioned. And again as the previous interview with Joel mentioned, there isn't a extreme amount of homophobia on campus or committed by students. Also Stephen mentioned that Austin itself seems to be much more accepting then say Lubbock.